The regiment was mustered into the army at Camp Mason in
Alamance County, North Carolina in August 1861. Its companies were raised in
Iredell,
Alexander,
Cabarrus,
Rowan,
New Hanover,
Mecklenburg,
Nash, and
Wake counties. It initially served in garrison duties in North Carolina, where it fought in its first engagement at the
Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862. The regiment then transferred to the
Army of Northern Virginia, where it became part of
A. P. Hill's Light Division. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia throughout the war until February 1865, when it was transferred back to North Carolina. It surrendered as part of
D.H. Hill's division at the
Bennett Place on 26 April 1865. ==See also==